When Ford announced it was going to make its 2015 F-150’s body out of aluminum, several things became clear. For instance, the fact that the Blue Oval was serious about reducing its workhorse’s weight. However, one matter remains clouded in mystery: whether or not the completely redesigned light-duty pickup will cost more to insure than its 2014 predecessor.

Ford truck enthusiast CharlaineC has taken on a wonderful project. She picked up a 1969 F-250 — named “Pearl” — that, though it needs a lot of help to get it to its former glory, both runs and drives. The rig has over three hundred thousand miles on it, which is to be expected for a truck that is over forty years old.

The Ford Bronco is one of Ford’s most iconic creations in history. Whether you’re a fan of the the old 1966 version or the final 1996 model, Broncos were, and still are, loved. Even to this day many die-hard fans are calling on Ford to bring back the beast.

If you have been following my posts you may have seen that I spent my last three years at Ford (2004-2007) working as an automatic transmission cooling engineer. I also started my engineering career working on cooling. I worked for Chrysler Defense, Inc., as an automatic transmission engineer from 1980-1982. Early in 1982 we were […] More »